We all know people who are very intelligent otherwise but who act unreasonably when it comes to certain people whom they have a sour relationship with. For example, we know people who are friendly, helping, charitable, jolly at work but who are grumpy at home with their spouse. Or we know people who are very kind to most, but wont even look at certain individuals. Or we know people who are always appreciating even the little good in others, but always bad mouthing certain individuals who might have loads of great qualities. Thus, we see that reasonableness and logic don't work if they are overridden by the force of grudges.
What's more, since these people are reasonable and nice otherwise, an unsuspecting person might believe in their negative views about the targets of their vice.
And the same is true about atheists; they have a grudge against God and it's history might not be traceable back to it's origin. But the grudge is evident in the way they reason about God's existence or non-existence. Often they jump to conclusions that are not founded on sound logical steps. Often they are bullish about the notion that since something is not perceivable to them, it does not exist. Often they are disrespectful to the subject matter, and condescending and insensitive to it's proponents. They would not behave like this in other situations, but only when it comes to God.
Stay away, lest you get infected.
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